Example sentences of "rather [conj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Following the defeat of the dump plan for Ovens , local residents began a campaign to force Raybestos to use a safe alternative raw material rather than asbestos in the factory . |
| 2 | He said Labour 's proposed end to support for the closed shop , rather than evidence of a changed attitude to Europe , was a piece of clever opportunism to get the party where it wanted to be . |
| 3 | the very existence of any examination at 16+ ( whether GCE , CSE or a unified examination or examination system ) as opposed to a series of assessments at the right stage of development for the individual pupil is questionable because firstly sixteen has already ceased to be the date for leaving education for the majority of pupils , secondly employers look increasingly to school recommendations , college course experience , and examination expectations rather than evidence of ‘ O ’ Level/CSE achievements , and thirdly the Universities and Higher Education look for and stipulate ‘ A ’ Level achievements rather than ‘ O ’ Level evidence . |
| 4 | However , these resemblances are probably ‘ convergences ’ , similarities acquired as the result of similar needs rather than evidence of a direct connection with true primates . |
| 5 | Thus local styles which bear some slight resemblance to a powerful foreign prototype may be written down as debased plagiarisms and classified as ‘ degenerate ’ forms or ‘ skeuomorphs ’ , rather than evidence of an indigenous tradition with its own distinct characteristics . |
| 6 | Are there sensible reasons for this , or is it another example of the way in which political expediency and manipulation , rather than evidence , are dictating the shape of welfare reform in the UK ? |
| 7 | It proved to be a period of strained relations with the English liberals , who were allies of the Irish party , but who were also in favour of bringing schooling more and more under state rather than church control ( Miller 1973 : 81–7 , 120–38 , 268–92 ) . |
| 8 | The research by Portes shows that the difference between the squatters and the urban population is one of degree rather than kind , the implication being that they are disadvantaged within the system , rather than being outside it . |
| 9 | Any difference is one of degree rather than kind . |
| 10 | In practice , many clergy found it as difficult to collect the full tithes as the Inland Revenue and Excise do their latter-day exactions ; increasingly the payments were commuted for cash rather than kind . |
| 11 | The distinction between task training and skill training is one of degree rather than kind . |
| 12 | Self-advocacy groups , particularly , have laid emphasis on potential to learn rather than status-quo labelling , and on differences between people , of degree rather than kind . |
| 13 | However , investors worried about the instability of the hotel market could be reassured with leases rather than management contracts , he said . |
| 14 | The Secretary of State remains answerable to Parliament and the everyday pressures of political life , concerned with services rather than management prerogatives . |
| 15 | They are concerned with purchasing care which promotes health rather than management of ill-health facilities . |
| 16 | More practical guidance , advice and support in those areas would be valuable particularly if it came from within librarianship rather than management science generally . |
| 17 | In the manufacturing manager 's own words : ‘ Development in the production environment meant that the operator would productionise machinery , and rather than management giving production parameters to the operators , the operators would to some extent give them to management . |
| 18 | The Isle of Wight SSD sees care management as a progression of practice rather than management , with care managers able to transfer back into social work posts . |
| 19 | This stresses the social needs of man , such as job relationships and response to work-group pressures rather than management control , replacing the older concept of motivation by rational personal economic needs only . |
| 20 | Is power disguised as stemming from the organisation rather than management at Burger King ? |
| 21 | The reason Newco is formed to make the acquisition , rather than management acquiring Target direct , is that the incorporation of the company facilitates the creation of gearing in the form of fixed-dividend preference shares ; various forms of debt security issued by Newco ; and bank borrowing , to enable Newco to acquire Target . |
| 22 | FEARS were expressed yesterday that safety plans for North Sea platforms may put too much emphasis on equipment and hardware , rather than management and human factors , which were shown to be a main contributory cause of the Piper Alpha disaster . |
| 23 | The possibility of such interventions may undermine management 's negotiating position and has sometimes meant that the autonomy of the bargaining machinery is more apparent than real : the government rather than management becomes the interlocutor in the last instance . |
| 24 | However such tokenism misses our point since we are concerned with improving the whole system rather than management gestures , and unless the saving is redistributed to the lower paid staff it does not begin to address our concerns . |
| 25 | And his decision not to take part in the World Team Cup this year because Croatia had not been recognised was treated with respect rather than disapproval . |
| 26 | A group of ragged children and some idle women were watching him with amusement rather than disapproval , half applauding him with their cruel laughter , and although one woman boldly cried , ‘ Shame , ’ most seemed to be enjoying the unequal struggle . |
| 27 | The implications of this for employment are that we would still expect to see large-scale manufacturing in developed countries , absorbing substantial amounts of labour ( though this labour would be involved in knowledge work rather than metal-bashing ) ; and we would expect to see more labour employed again in small firms producing semi-custom-made products or services using machinery produced by the large companies . |
| 28 | We grabbed the baby from her cot and crouched down in the hall of our house , thankful that it is made of concrete rather than wood . |
| 29 | If you are using wood as a continuous work surface , introduce some variety ; let in a square of marble or ceramic tile for making pastry ; surround your sink with stainless steel , tile or plastic laminate rather than wood , which tends to lift up and warp . |
| 30 | This presents the situation as a matter of territorial competence rather than treaty law . |